The results of the test, conducted in February-March this year, and reviewed by The Indian Express, also show a significant increase in leaching with the rise in room temperature.
The central government is likely to auction the 288 mines, in case they are not granted to the companies by respective state governments by January, 2017
The DTAB decision is in line with the 2013 Supreme Court decision which stated that cosmetics and drugs cannot be treated at par with food articles when it comes to labelling.
As per the government’s 2006 rural electrification policy, a village is deemed ‘electrified’ if basic infrastructure such as distribution transformer and distribution lines has been set up in the inhabited locality, including a ‘Dalit basti’.
The company’s annual report for 2014-15 stated that the number of permanent employees as on March 31, 2015, was 19,452. In its latest report, the number, as on March 31, 2016, stood at 14,747.